"When you understand all about the sun and all about the atmosphere, and all about the rotation of the Earth, you may still miss the radiance of the sunset" - A N WHITEHEAD

Informed reports, reviews and commentary on happenings and discoveries in the
world of crop circles,
provided by the Southern Circular Research
organisation.

ARCHIVE
: May 2001

SECOND 2001 UK FORMATION IN DORSET LOCAL PRESS - 22/05/2001

Today’s issue of the Dorset local paper ‘The Daily Echo’ carries a photo of a seven-spoked ‘wheel’ formation with a central ring, apparently photographed on Saturday at Hurn. Few details are given. Check out the CROP CIRCLE CONNECTOR link below for more information as it comes in. This appearance is the second UK formation of the year. (Thanks to Barbara Ann Crouch)

THE FIRST FORMATIONS OF 2001 - 21/05/2001

The first new crop formations of this season have arrived…

ANDREWS REVEALS LONG-PROMISED HOAXING ‘EVIDENCE’ - 17/05/2001

Colin Andrews has finally delivered what he claims is the ultimate evidence to support his “80% man-made” views of crop circles, packaged as a CD-ROM audio-visual presentation. Is this, then, the long-awaited disclosure? Hardly, discovers ANDY THOMAS…

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE – A CHANGING SITUATION - 17/05/2001

What consequences will the recent agricultural crisis have on the activities of crop circle research? The situation may not be as bad as feared. KAREN DOUGLAS gives the latest news and separates the facts from the false impressions being given around the world.

NEW REVELATIONS ON ‘OPERATION BLACKBIRD’? - 16/05/2001

Did the infamous ‘Operation Blackbird’ surveillance exercise at Bratton Castle in 1990, supposedly duped by hoaxers, actually video the creation of a real crop formation? Rumour has long said so – now GEOFF STRAY has discovered a claimed eye-witness to the events of that night and reveals new information which suggests that the whole story has not been told…